Western Maryland Shay 6 performs a smoky runby at the Cass depot during the 2013 MSRLHA Railfan Weekend.

During Railfan Weekend's Shay runbys on Saturday morning, I went a little more "nose on" than most other folks, in an attempt to include all five Shay engines in the shot. (See No. 3 back there by... (more)

When the 1923 C&O depot at Cass burned down in 1975, it was replaced with this replica depot that combines decorative elements of an earlier, smaller C&O depot that stood at Cass with the floor pl... (more)

As of May 2013, this is the current active roster of the Cass Scenic Railroad (excluding No. 3, the display loco). Cass No. 2 is in the shop competently torn down for an overhaul; Heisler 6 is do... (more)

162-ton Western Maryland No. 6 dwarfs Agnew Lumber No. 3 (which at 80 tons, is no small locomotive) near the Cass Depot. Number 3 has been restored as a static display.

At 103 tons, Cass Scenic No. 11 (ex- Feather River Railway No. 3) is one of the largest Shays operating in the United States. (Of course, it pales in comparison to the 162-ton Western Maryland No... (more)

At the Cass shop, Western Maryland 6 is prepped to do battle against the mountain. A MSRLHA event.

Engine Number 5 has been going up against the mountain since 1905 - it's the second oldest Shay in existence, and the oldest still operating. Here it takes a well-deserved rest outside the Cass s... (more)

Cass Scenic Shays 4 and 5 pose for photos alongside the coal dock. Lighting by MSRLHA/Steve Barry

Shays 11 and 4 pose for night photos at the Cass Scenic shop. Lighting provided by the Mountain States Railroad & Logging Historical Association, which also sponsored Cass Railfan Weekend 2013. ... (more)

Five Shay locomotives (four of them hot) in the yard at Cass, West Virginia. John Denver must have been singing about Cass when he recorded "Country Roads." It is "almost heaven."

Three locomotives under steam at the Cass shop for Railfan Weekend. Engine No. 4 wears temporary "Cass, Greenbrier, Cheat & Bald Knob Scenic Railroad" lettering - the first name of the tourist op... (more)

Cass Scenic No. 5 poses for photos at the Cass Depot during the 50th Anniversary Railfan Weekend. Thanks to the Mountain States Railroad & Logging Historical Association for making this image pos... (more)

Cass Scenic No. 5 with Western Maryland "Big Six" at Railfan Weekend 2013, sponsored by the Mountain States Railroad & Logging Historical Association. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the ... (more)

Cass Scenic No. 4 (wearing "Cass, Greenbrier, Cheat, & Bald Knob Scenic Railroad" lettering in honor of the 50th anniversary of tourist line) poses for night photos with a log train in downtown Ca... (more)